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121. Why Should Your Practice Focus on Improving Antibiotic Prescribing? – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/antibiotic-prescribing-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - Slide 5 Clinical Case SAY: Consider the following case to underscore why optimizing antibiotic prescribing … Slide 6 Clinical Case Continued SAY: One week later, he presents to the hospital with severe Clostridioides … Infections,” it is not uncommon for postmenopausal women to have pyuria and bacteriuria without any clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

122. Appendix 3: Data Abstraction (xls file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/ta/topicrefinement/ced-appendix3-data-abstraction.xlsx
     June 24, 2022 - outcome(s) that is measured objectively rather than subject to clinical judgment Grace 5.1 Design … The extent to that the results of a trial are applicable to other circumstances is often a matter of judgment … trials, or from patients having the medicine in clinical practice. … subject to clinical judgment grace 5.1 Design_outcomes Choose primary outcomes that have been validated … The extent to that the results of a trial are applicable to other circumstances is often a matter of judgment

123. Ready or Not: Addressing Tobacco Use (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/evidencenow/heart-health/smoking-use-ready-or-not.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - 9 Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation: 5As Most clinical guidelines endorse the 5A Framework … 14 Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation: 5As The second A, Advise, is interpreted in a variety … I’d like to hear your thoughts about stopping or cutting back on your smoking.” 19 Clinical … Practice Guideline Recommendation: 5As 10 Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation: 5As 11 On the … Practice Guideline Recommendation: 5As 24 Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation: 5As 25 Quitline

124. Cusp Patient Family Engagement Facilitator Notes (doc file)
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     June 02, 2025 - . · Abandoning critical judgment. … Clinicians bring clinical judgment to the table, and while this is important, it is not the only perspective … involved in their care, they will be more likely to follow their treatment plans and may experience better clinical … · Background — What is the clinical background? · Assessment — What do I think the problem is?

125. PowerPoint Presentation
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     June 01, 2021 - health care teams can implement to improve the effectiveness of teamwork and communication in their clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

126. Final Progress Report: Pneumonia Mortality Risk Index to Support Discussions of Care Options with Elders (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/naughton-report.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Wisniewski, PharmD, former Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Jacobs School … Servoss, PhD, Assistant Professor, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY Data Extractor- Penny Tirpak, RN, BSN, Clinical … Methods- Data abstracted from the EMR included demographics, laboratory data, clinical data, and 30- … element to this decision-making process and can help patients and families understand the basis for clinical … judgment and recommendations.

127. An Ambulatory Care Curriculum for Advancing Patient Safety (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety/vol4/Mottur.pdf
     June 01, 2005 - guideline dissemination and adoption has amply demonstrated,10 physicians frequently rely on and trust the judgment … The clinical cases were deemed to be particularly relevant. … Presenters’ testimony refers to the intuitive nature of the clinical cases. … Internists’ attitudes about clinical practice guidelines. … Context, process, and experience: research on applied judgment and decision making.

128. Module 3: Best Practices in Pressure Injury Prevention | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureinjury/workshop/slides3.html
     October 01, 2017 - Meant to be used in conjunction with a review of other risk factors and clinical judgment.

129. Risk-Based Patient Safety Metrics (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Scanlon_62.pdf
     March 25, 2008 - has many limitations, including the issues of error identification, hindsight bias, outcome-based judgment … Another limitation of error-based metrics is “judgment based on the outcome of the events.” … can be significantly influenced by the outcome of the case, regardless of the actual actions and judgments … Assessing risk through analysis and clinical interpretation. 3. … Effect of outcome on physician judgments of appropriateness of care.

130. The Sometimes Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Sinusitis – Facilitator Guide (doc file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/sinusitis-guide.docx
     September 01, 2022 - SAY: This patient has sinusitis based on the clinical presentation of nasal discharge and facial pain … The Infectious Diseases Society of America or IDSA recommends assessing the patient for three clinical … As there are no available clinical trials to define the optimal duration of therapy for sinusitis in … described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

131. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/antibiotic-patient-safety-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - Clinical Case The on-call clinician asked for a urine culture. … Clinical Case (continued) The resident was sent to the emergency department. … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment … Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2008 Jan;46(2):155–64.

132. Final Progress Report: Sociotechnical Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Home Health Care (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2025-02/silver2-report.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - process, • determining patient needs and developing an appropriate care plan requires subtle expert judgment … All study activities applied (4) the scientific disciplines of clinical systems design, including clinical … The review itself depended on expert clinical judgment – for example, to ascertain the preventability … These sessions generally followed this procedure: • 9AM to 1PM: Clinical and systems review – Clinical … Instead, assessment of preventability was based on clinical judgment using the following criteria (all

133. The “Usually Antibiotics” Diagnoses: Community-Acquired Pneumonia – Slides
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/ambulatory-care/cap-slides.pptx
     September 01, 2022 - identified in children, antibiotics are generally not necessary6 If influenza detected in adults and clinical … The clinical signs and symptoms of worsening shortness of breath, a productive cough, and fevers make … described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment … Clinical presentation of Legionella pneumonia: Evaluation of clinical scoring systems and therapeutic … An official clinical practice guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society

134. Falls Prevention Self-Assessment Worksheet - AHRQ’s Safety Program for Nursing Homes: On-Time Falls Prevention (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/long-term-care/resources/ontime/fallsprev/ontimefallspxselfassessment.pdf
     June 02, 2025 - currently identify residents who have experienced a change in falls risk, how they determine if new clinical … staff think about ways to transform these processes and how to begin to use the falls risk report in clinical … practices and help them see ways to incorporate the reports to improve these practices and improve clinical … If yes, does the policy include the following: Yes No Examination of clinical risk factors (e.g., … incontinence   Infection   Underlying medical conditions affecting balance, endurance, strength, judgment

135. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/022-ss-mrsa-surveillance.pptx
     April 01, 2025 - History of MRSA infection or colonization, risk factors for MRSA colonization Monitoring the results of clinical … Positive MRSA clinical cultures: Studies show that this method underestimates overall hospitalwide prevalence … described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment … Clinical and financial outcomes due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infection … Adverse clinical and economic outcomes attributable to methicillin resistance among patients with Staphylococcus

136. PowerPoint Presentation
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/antibiotic-use/long-term-care/stewardship-slides.pptx
     June 01, 2021 - Sustaining Stewardship 15 Written reports to all levels of clinical staff: Overall antibiotic use … described in this presentation must be applied by health care practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

137. Communicating with Patients and Families around Antibiotic Decisions - Slides
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     September 01, 2022 - described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment … Low-value antibiotic prescribing and clinical factors influencing patient satisfaction.

138. Federal Interagency Workgroup: Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality in Healthcare, August 1, 2025 (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2025 - care and clinical laboratory considerations. … Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC) • The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory … March 31, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a final judgment … Clinical Lab’y Ass’n v. FDA, No. 4:24-CV-479-SDJ, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59869 (E.D. Tex. … Each edition includes hot topics from clinical risk management and healthcare news and is provided

139. 130-Ss-Swiss-Cheese-Fg (doc file)
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     April 01, 2025 - Anita Tucker, a systems engineer from Harvard Business School, observed and analyzed nurses in the clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment

140. Improving Antibiotic Use is a Patient Safety Issue
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     September 01, 2022 - stewardship activities in an ambulatory practice should be supported by senior leaders and directed by both a clinical … described in this presentation must be applied by healthcare practitioners in accordance with professional judgment … behavioral interventions on inappropriate antibiotic prescribing among primary care practices: a randomized clinical … prescription feedback using routinely collected data to reduce antibiotic use in primary care: a randomized clinical